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As skin cancer caused by UV exposure continues to be a top health concern in Australia and the world today, leading swimwear manufacturer Platypus Australia helps promote accurate, relevant information on avoiding skin cancer through the online infographics they released recently. Sydney, Australia (PRWEB) January 18, 2013 Skin cancer, especially the type caused by excessive exposure to the sun, remains to be the most common—and most expensive—form of cancer in Australia, one of the...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), the premier radiation oncology company, today announced that it will report results for its second quarter of fiscal 2013, ended December 31, 2012 on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 after the market closes. A conference call to review the results will begin at 2:00 p.m. PST/5:00 p.m. EST and will be hosted by Joshua H. Levine, president and chief executive officer and Derek Bertocci, senior vice...
First Hospital in the Northwest Providing Sophisticated Technology Enabling Enhanced Cancer Treatment Accuracy PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Adventist Medical Center is taking cancer treatment to new levels with the only technology in the Northwest designed to provide complex radiation therapy delivered with extreme accuracy. The Agility technology system promises cancer patients a new level of precision and delivery speed in radiation therapy treatments....
ATLANTA, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of a process to completely integrate the patient's electronic medical record (EMR) with treatment planning activities, Elekta has introduced MOSAIQ® Evaluate*, a toolset that unites plan and dose review capabilities in a single software framework, MOSAIQ Oncology Information System (OIS). Uniting MOSAIQ and powerful treatment planning review capabilities streamlines planning activities inside the patient chart, reducing patient wait...
PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Soligenix, Inc. (OTCQB: SNGX) (Soligenix or the Company), a development stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today that pursuant to review of the Company's white paper on development of OrbeShield(TM) as a countermeasure for the gastrointestinal effects of acute radiation syndrome (GI ARS), the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), Division of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN)...
ATLANTA, Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Among oncology software products, customers ranked Elekta first for its MOSAIQ® Oncology Information System (OIS) in a survey by KLAS, an independent research firm. The recently released 2012 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Services* report showed that MOSAIQ scored 80.1 out of 100 and 87 percent of customers indicated they would buy again. The report, which puts MOSAIQ at the top for 2012, is a summary of performance data collected...
PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Soligenix, Inc. (OTCQB: SNGX) (Soligenix or the Company), a development stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed its review and cleared the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for OrbeShield(TM) (oral beclomethasone 17,21-dipropionate or oral BDP) for the mitigation of morbidity and mortality associated with the gastrointestinal acute radiation syndrome (GI-ARS)....
PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Soligenix, Inc. (OTCQB: SNGX) (Soligenix or the Company), a development stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today that the Office of Orphan Products Development of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to OrbeShield(TM)(oral beclomethasone 17,21-dipropionate or oral BDP) for the prevention of death following a potentially lethal dose of total body irradiation during or after a radiation...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Space travel is fraught with dangers for astronauts and equipment alike. A new study, led by the University of Rochester Medical Center, reveals that it may be much more dangerous than previously thought. The findings, published in the journal PLOS ONE, show that cosmic radiation – which would bombard astronauts on deep space missions – could accelerate the onset of Alzheimer's disease. "Galactic cosmic radiation poses a...
True Dose has launched an online “university” to educate pharmacists and store employees on the benefits of its products. St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) December 30, 2012 True-Dose has launched a new feature on its website this month called the True-Dose University. Store employees and pharmacists will get the opportunity to be educated about the benefits of its products. True-Dose, which provides pet supplements manufactured at human quality, also hopes to give employees first-hand knowledge...
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Nuclear fallout, or just simply fallout, known also as Black Rain, is the residual radioactive material that is propelled into the upper atmosphere after a nuclear black or a nuclear reaction that is conducted in an unshielded facility. It is so called because it "fall out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave have passed. It most commonly refers to the radioactive dust and ash that is created when a nuclear weapon explodes, but such dust can also come from a damaged nuclear...
